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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Buena Vista Home Video EAN: 0786936718126 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Miramax Languages: Manufacturer: Miramax MPN: 05266800 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Miramax Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 03, 2006 Running Time: 97 minutes Studio: Miramax Theatrical Release Date: July 07, 2006 Editorial Review: Product Description: While professional soccer is still struggling to find a firm foothold in the United States in the 1970s the North American Soccer League marked the brave first attempt to introduce the game to American sports fans. While most teams had only limited success at best one did manage to break through to genuine mainstream popularity -- the New York Cosmos. The brainchild of Steve Ross (a passionate soccer fan who was also a major executive at {@Warner Communications) and Ahmet Ertegun and Nesuhi Ertegun (the founders of {@Atlantic Records) the Cosmos got off to a rocky start in 1971 (no one was especially happy with the playing field at Randall's Island and some rowdy fans were known to throw broken glass onto the grass) but things changed in 1975 when the world's most celebrated soccer star the Brazilian champion Pele signed with the Cosmos for a five-million-dollar payday. With the arrival of Pele the Cosmos became a hit with both fans and the media and the players became the toast of the town earning their own private table at Studio 54. A number of other international soccer stars were soon lured to the Cosmos including Franz Beckenbauer Rodney Marsh and Carlos Alberto but with the turn of the decade the team began losing favor with fans and folded in 1985. Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos is a documentary by Paul Crowder and John Dower that looks at the team's remarkable history and includes interviews with many of the Cosmos' star players (with the notable exception of Pele who declined to participate). ~ Mark Deming All Movie GuideSystem Requirements:Running Time: 97 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: PG-13 UPC: 786936718126 Manufacturer No: 05266800 Amazon.com: The 2006 World Cup brought a plethora of soccer films (OK, three) to the cineplex. The most entertaining is this '70s-infused documentary of the New York Cosmos and the brief life of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The Cosmos rose to the pinnacle of success in the league, bringing in many famous players from around the globe including German Franz Beckenbauer, Italian Giorgio Chinaglia, and most notably, Brazilian Pele, the most famous athlete in the world. For a brief, shining moment, these players and the league made soccer hip and viable to a country who hardly embraced the sport beyond pre-teens kicking the funny ball around. The film delves in those who knew Warner Brothers honcho Steve Ross, who funded his passion and lingered in the spotlight. The fast and breezy doc has a great array of music to power through the talking heads, including players, commissioners, agents, coaches, and even Henry Kissinger. The high-scoring Chinaglia is painted as a villain type, who charmed Ross and--now on camera--some of us as he recounts the days. Other players, like Cosmos goalie Shep Messing, recall wonderful stories about being a hack one week to playing with the greatest ever the next. The yarn of brining Pele to America is nearly half the film; an incredible story of dreams, egos, and dollars. The fact he is not interviewed for this film is inconsequential. He's better received as a legend, and deservedly so. --Doug Thomas Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Bombastic, inaccurate and, like the NASL, almost but not quiteThe movie itself is highly entertaining and much better than the book. It still paints a picture as if the league never took off until Pele came along. Yes and no. Portland became "Soccer City" prior to Pele's arrival and Seattle and Tampa were certainly on their way. I also think they overplay the Cosmos ruling NY angle (the NY Yankees were a pretty big story during the '70s when Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson ruled the roost) and the impact soccer had. The TV ratings nationally ... Read More Rating:  - Rise and Fall of American SoccerOnce in a Lifetime tells the story of the rise and fall of the North American Soccer League through the story of the New York Cosmos. The Cosmos were the brainchild of Warner Brothers Chairman Steve Ross. In order to keep the Ertegun brothers (Ahmet and Nesuhi) recording for his Atlantic Record label he decides to become the owner of a professional soccer team. This was unheard of at the time as soccer was virtually unknown in the United States. The film follows the rapid rise of the ... Read More Rating:  - A Premier Division Sports DocumentaryWhy the world's most popular sport has never truly taken on in the USA is still a tad baffling, but this excellent well-researched documentary describes how soccer very nearly got a foothold in American popular culture in the 70's/8o's via the New York Cosmos, and why internal politics and commerce stopped soccer becoming the major American sport it should be. Let's hope David Beckham's recent transfer to LA Galaxy might get American interest in soccer snowballing again. Rating: - For hard-core soccer historiansSoccer takes root in the United States ... or does it? This documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the New York Cosmos, a professional soccer club in the 1970s and 1980s. If you were a soccer fan looking forward to seeing lots of action and Pele playing, you may be disappointed. Most of the movie is off the field and consists of detailed back story with regard to the growth and eventual financial death of the soccer franchise. The broader issue is one of soccer in America and ... Read More Rating: - Accurate portrayal of A Great Time !!!I worked for Warner/Cosmos for two years in the late 70's early 80's partly in Pele's office. This movie was a very accurate portrayal of the "scene". I especially like the Warner Executive's description of Pele's entourage. Schisto was a really nice guy and Pele was always the one bringing in those new very cute Brazilian players to the team, Marino stands out in my mind. I'm so glad they captured the offices and especially the doors of the elevators with the pictures of the Players on them and ... Read More |
